, Nov. 29 -- Leaders from various sectors on Saturday warned that creating new employment opportunities and restoring stability in the job market will be major challenges for the incoming government elected in the upcoming national election, as social discontent rises amid widening economic disparities.

The concerns were repeatedly echoed by speakers throughout the day-long Bangladesh Economic Conference 2025, held at Hotel Sonargaon in the capital and organised by Bonik Barta.

At the concluding session, National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam identified job creation and meeting the needs of the rapidly expanding urban middle class as the two biggest policy priorities at present.

"Millions of young people enter the job market...